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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9180
−7949

Answer: 1231

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
2.
6881
−2989

Answer: 3892

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
3.
8306
−1258

Answer: 7048

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
4.
2170
−1846

Answer: 324

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
5.
7867
−4903

Answer: 2964

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
6.
3942
−3433

Answer: 509

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
7.
3130
−1087

Answer: 2043

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
8.
5696
−2422

Answer: 3274

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
9.
4295
−1834

Answer: 2461

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
10.
3994
−2040

Answer: 1954

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
11.
8183
−2638

Answer: 5545

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
12.
8763
−5360

Answer: 3403

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
13.
3200
−1396

Answer: 1804

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
14.
6820
−4267

Answer: 2553

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
15.
3419
−2234

Answer: 1185

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
16.
4422
−2478

Answer: 1944

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
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